Ke’e Beach on the island of Kauai may not actually be at the end of the world, but it certainly feels like it. The beach starts where the road ends and the only way to continue exploring the island is on foot via the Kalalau Trail.
The trail starts that way!
But for those of us who don’t feel like hiking 22 miles round trip, Ke’e offers fantastic views of the famous Na Pali Coast from the comfort of a sandy towel. Plop down and watch the sun set behind the peaks as it melts into the seemingly endless Pacific Ocean.
Depending on the waves you can also go for a swim, surf or snorkel. But even if the lifeguards haven’t put up warning flags you should be careful. The day we visited the surf was so rough Nick compared it to the magical charging river horses in Lord of the Rings.
Not an unreasonable exaggeration.
The waves were so huge that from a distance they almost appeared to be small islands on the horizon. As they came close to shore they crashed with such ferocity that water flew up ten feet in the air… and that was before they hit the rocks.
Behold nature’s power from afar.
I stifled laughter as the water periodically climbed the beach all the way to the tree line, stealing towels, sandals and sunglasses indiscriminately as it moved out once again.
Even though we couldn’t get in a swim, this beautiful place was by far one of my favorite spots on the island. Not to mention the drive along the north shore is just gorgeous, offering peeks at dozens of other beaches and fascinatingly weird caves.
Hopefully you won’t meet this sign at the end of your drive.
If you’re on the island make sure you don’t miss this spot!
Looks great! And we will be there in a few weeks, yey!
Do you have any accomodation recommendations for Kauai?
Enjoy your stay!
YES! I loved it probably more than any other Hawaiian island. Obviously go to Waimea Canyon. My favorite part was the lookout all the way at the end – there’s a trail there that only about 2 miles, not too difficult, and gives you great views along the way. I posted some photos here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.459258527456625.100904.165790120136802&type=3
Hanalei on the north shore was my favorite little town. You can stop there on your way to Ke’e Beach. Nice little shops, good food (Hanalei Pizza is the BEST! Bubba’s Burgers also worth a taste) and a great beach.
Kilauea Lighthouse is also worth a stop to look for whales, dolphins and seals.
Kilauea Bakery & Pau Hana Pizza on the drive in has great sandwiches.
Enjoy your trip!
Wow! That first photo especially is just stunning, it looks like somewhere completely fictional. I love discovering places like this :)
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Thanks Elle! I took about 45 photos to make sure I capture it just right :)